A long time coming, says Parry

YOU only had to look fleetingly at that rotund figure to know that he liked a pint and a visit to the nearest Outback!

Typically Australian, the new NEC champion Craig Parry made no secret of his intentions after landing by far the biggest cheque of his career, the million dollar first prize in the NEC World Championship, in Seattle on Sunday.

“I’m going to get blotto”, he announced with a big laugh. “They might have to carry me off the plane to morrow morning but I’m sure the Australian customs won’t mind”.